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FBI Thwarts Iran-Linked Plan To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says FBI Thwarts Iran-Linked Plan To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says
FBI Thwarts Iran-Linked Plan To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says An Iranian operative and two associates living in America have been charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting United States citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump. Federal authorities have charged Farhad Shakeri, an alleged operative of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with two New York City associates in a plot to assassinate a US citizen critical of the Iranian government.  The case highlights the continued threat posed by Iran’s attempts to silence dissidents and even target top US. officials. According to the Department of Justice criminal complai…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Federal Agents Remove Head Of Violent Mass Drug Gang, Sentence Leader To 19 Years: DOJ Federal Agents Remove Head Of Violent Mass Drug Gang, Sentence Leader To 19 Years: DOJ
Federal Agents Remove Head Of Violent Mass Drug Gang, Sentence Leader To 19 Years: DOJ Federal agents celebrated this week after the man they said led a violent gang that helped flood southeastern Massachusetts drugs was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison.  Djuna Goncalves, 36, who pleaded guilty last year to a laundry list of drug and weapons charges, learned his fate this week, the US Attorney's Office said.  DEA agents alleged that Goncalves ran a gang out of Brockton that moved in fentanyl, cocaine, crack, heroin, oxycodone, and violence. Goncalves ran the group with his two brothers — Cody and Tony Goncalves, authorities said. Federal agen…

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by Josh Lanier
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Massachusetts Veterinarian Paying $15,000 Settlement For Mishandling Drugs Massachusetts Veterinarian Paying $15,000 Settlement For Mishandling Drugs
Massachusetts Veterinarian Paying $15,000 Settlement For Mishandling Drugs A Dedham veterinarian will pay $15,000 to resolve allegations that he improperly stored, ordered and kept records of controlled substances, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports.  An investigation revealed that Wilbur Salter, II D.V.M., who practices at Animed Pet Hospital in Dedham, violated multiple Controlled Substance Act (CSA) provisions for keeping inadequate records of several controlled substances, the office reports.  “It is essential that all prescribers—including veterinarians—keep accurate records of controlled substances so that we can identify …

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by David Cifarelli
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Several Lawrence, Southbridge Men Busted In Ring That Mailed 20 Pounds of Cocaine: DEA Several Lawrence, Southbridge Men Busted In Ring That Mailed 20 Pounds of Cocaine: DEA
Several Lawrence, Southbridge Men Busted In Ring That Mailed 20 Pounds of Cocaine: DEA The DEA said they busted a ring of 21 men who trafficked nearly 20 pounds of cocaine into eastern and central Massachusetts through the mail. Federal authorities identified the following men earlier this month and charged them with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute various weights of fentanyl and cocaine and distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, the DEA said. Those men were:  Jonathan Pizarro Gonzalez, 30, of Southbridge Isaac Gonzalez, 31, of Southbridge Ismael Maysonet, 40, of Southbridge Nataly Vazquez P…

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Man Accused Of Selling Kilos Of Cocaine With His Mom Convicted: Feds Boston Man Accused Of Selling Kilos Of Cocaine With His Mom Convicted: Feds
Boston Man Accused Of Selling Kilos Of Cocaine With His Mom Convicted: Feds A 33-year-old East Boston man pleaded guilty this week to selling two kilograms of cocaine to a police informant, federal authorities said. The man's mother, who police accused of helping him sell cocaine and heroin, pleaded guilty to a similar charge last year, reports said.  Carlos Acosta Estrella, a Mexican national, could face life in prison after he admitted to charges of intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute 100 grams of heroin provides, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, the U.S. Attorney's Office an…

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by Josh Lanier
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'Rainbow Fentanyl' Made To Look Like Candy Being Sold To Children, DEA Warns 'Rainbow Fentanyl' Made To Look Like Candy Being Sold To Children, DEA Warns
'Rainbow Fentanyl' Made To Look Like Candy Being Sold To Children, DEA Warns Brightly-colored fentanyl made to look like candy is being sold to children and young people, the Drug Enforcement Administration warns.  The DEA and law enforcement partners seized some of the brightly-colored fentanyl in 18 states in the month of August 2022.  “Rainbow fentanyl—fentanyl pills and powder that come in a variety of bright colors, shapes, and sizes—is a deliberate effort by drug traffickers to drive addiction amongst kids and young adults,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram.   “The men and women of the DEA are relentlessly working to stop the trafficking of rainbow fentan…

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by Jillian Pikora